QUOTES AND SOURCES Flashcards
QUOTE about What the Goat said in the story of the goat and priest which showed it took 500 lifetimes to get rid of bad Kamma ?
“500 lifetimes ago I was a priest too who sacrificed goats”
How to achieve Nibbana in DHAMMAPADA, BUDDHA?
“Having reached perfection , fearless , no craving , he has cut off the darts of existence . This body is last”
Quote on how teaching can help u achieve enlightenment?
“My teaching is like a raft used to cross the river “(Alagaddupama sutta)
Jataka about Buddha and middle path ?
” Realising the practice of such austerities was not passage to enlightenment , he went around gathering alms in villages”
Dhammapada about how to stop hatred ?
“Hatred does not cease by hatred”
first precept
“Do not harm sentient beings”
Metta meaning and Dalai Lama’s quote on metta
Metta means loving kindness , “my religion is simple , my religion is kindness “
Dhamma pada summarises the of buddha of teaching as?
“To avoid all evil , to cultivate good , and to cleanse one’s mind - this is the teaching of buddha”
Chant of 6 syllables which represents 6 perfections and its meaning
“OM MANI PADME HUM”- Jewel in the lotus
what are the 6 perfections that are achieved through chanting this mantra Bodhisattva of Compassion may bring blessings .
- Generosity(dana)
- Morality (sila)
- Patience(ksanti)
- Energy (virya)
5.Meditation (dhayna) - Wisdom(praina)
Buddha said before his death
“I can die happily , I have not kept a single teaching hidden in a closed hand , be your own guiding light”
We should get rid of the idea of self
“If all fear , harm , suffering in the world occurs due to grasping on to the self , what is the use to me ? “ Shantideva
At the hour of death the riches and poor?
“At the hour of death , the king and beggar are equal , But who is rich at the time of death ? ,,, if the beggar made more merits , although he is materially poor he is the real rich man “ (Thubten Zopa Rinpoche)
